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The instructions from this guide are referring to the Classic Editor. If you are using the WordPress block editor, please see this guide.
See the Markdown page for instructions on enabling Markdown for posts, pages, and comments on your blog and for more detailed information about using Markdown.
| Action | Markdown | Processed |
|---|---|---|
| Emphasis |
*Emphasize* _emphasize_ **Strong** __Strong__ |
Emphasize
Strong Some WordPress.com themes may have different formatting for these styles |
| Inline Links |
A [link](http://example.com "Title"). Most browsers show the title text when hovering over a link. Please note that WordPress shortcodes, like [video] or [audio], will take priority over Markdown links and shouldn’t be used for link text. | A link. |
| Referenced Links |
Some text with [a link][1] and another [link][2]. [1]: http://example.com/ "Title" [2]: http://example.org/ "Title" The reference section can be anywhere in the document. | Some text with a link and another link. |
| Inline Images |
Logo:  The “Alt” text (alternative text) makes images accessible to visually impaired. | Logo: 
|
| Referenced Images |
Smaller logo: ![Alt][1] [1]: /wp-smaller.png "Title" | Smaller logo: 
|
| Linked Images |
Linked logo: [] (http://wordpress.com/ "Title") | Linked logo:
|
| Footnotes |
I have more [^1] to say up here. [^1]: To say down here. Footnotes will be added to the bottom of the document, with a link back to the original reference *. | I have more
1
to say up here.
|
| Line breaks | We do not support Markdown’s typical double-space to generate a line break due to our built-in auto-linebreaking function. A regular line break will generate a line break on output. | ;NBSP |
| Bullet Lists |
* Item * Item - Item - Item |
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| Numbered Lists |
1. Item 2. Item |
|
| Mixed Lists |
1. Item 2. Item * Mixed * Mixed 3. Item |
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| Blockquotes |
> Quoted text. > > Quoted quote. > * Quoted > * List |
|
| Preformatted |
Begin each line with two spaces or more to make text look e x a c t l y like you type i t. |
Begin each line with two spaces or more to make text look e x a c t l y like you type i t. |
| Code |
`This is code` |
This is code
|
| Code block |
~~~~ This is a piece of code in a block ~~~~ ``` This too ``` |
This is a piece of code in a block This too |
| Syntax highlighting |
```css
#button {
border: none;
}
```
See Posting Source Code for supported languages |
|
| Headers |
# Header 1 ## Header 2 ### Header 3 #### Header 4 #### ##### Header 5 ##### ###### Header 6 ###### Closing hash marks are optional on all levels |
Header 1 Header 2 Header 3 Header 4 Header 5 Header 6 |
| Definition Lists |
WordPress : A semantic personal publishing platform Markdown : Text-to-HTML conversion tool |
Formatting for definition lists may vary between themes |
| Abbreviations |
Markdown converts text to HTML. *[HTML]: HyperText Markup Language Definitions can be anywhere in the document | Markdown converts text to HTML. |
These are some of the most useful Markdown features available on WordPress.com. See the official Markdown project and Markdown Extra for details about all available features, and variations on the features mentioned here.
* For another means of creating footnotes, please see this article.
